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• Weekly camps beginning July 6 – August 21 (7 weeks) • Ages 4-11 years • Registration fee (before July 1) is $165/week (after July 1) is $175/week • Daily rates also available • Day trip and/or special feature each week Registration now taking place. Call 519-836-9360 and/or check the website www.guelphsa.ca
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85 per cent of Canadian parents say it takes effort to be a healthy role model for their kids On May 28, 2015, the YMCA released the 2015 YMCA Healthy Kids Report, which unveiled that parents are finding it difficult to set a healthy example for their children with 85 per cent stating that it takes effort to be a healthy role model. Nationally, 35 per cent of parents do not think their 6 to 12 year old is getting enough physical activity per week. To encourage families to get out and be active, the YMCA-YWCA of Guelph joined YMCAs across Canada in celebrating YMCA Healthy Kids Day on June 7–a national day dedicated to improving the health and well-being of kids across the country. “Children between the ages of 6 to12 are at an important stage of their development and this is a key time for instilling healthy behaviour and habits,” said Jim Bonk, CEO at the YMCA-YWCA of Guelph, “While parents may find it difficult to find time in their schedules, our YMCA-YWCA offers a wealth of family-friendly programs and activities
that can make getting active together just a little bit easier.” The study revealed that parents feel that they are the most important influence on their young children; however only a few identify themselves as healthy role models: • 71% of parents who said they were a role model to their child state that they have a lot of influence on their child • Only 28% of parents who said they were a role model to their child identify themselves as ‘excellent’ role models for their children, ranking outside influences as higher including athletes (56%), coaches (51%) and teachers (38%) • Parents said that they find it difficult to lead healthy and active lives, with only half of those surveyed stating that they get more than the recommended 2.5 hours of exercise per week
• Only four in ten parents across Canada (42%) say their child gets the recommended seven hours of physical activity per week • 46% of parents cite lack of time as the biggest barrier to participating in activities with their children • In discussing peak activity levels for their child, 30% of parents said their child was most active at school or after school, 23% said during the summer and only 17% said weekends The theme of this report focused on children aged 6 to12 and the importance of role models in promoting their healthy development and activity levels. Additional findings from the report found that while parents know where to find programs and services that promote active and healthy living, 54 per cent do not have the time or money to
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Welcome to our June issue of the Activity and Events Guide. Summer is here! It’s that exciting time of year when the line-up of community events begins for the warmer months. Canada Day celebrations in Riverside Park will kickoff July, followed by Art on the Street, and the Hillside Festival. In August the Fergus Scottish Festival and Guelph’s Ribfest are two of the many fun events in the area. Communities in the area celebrate Senior’s month in June. The Evergreen Senior Centre continues to be a great source of recreational, social and educational events for those aged 55 and older in Guelph and the surrounding areas. 2015 is a year that many organizations and businesses are celebrating significant anniversaries. The Guelph Community Foundation is celebrating 15 years and it is the 40th anniversary of the Guelph Arts Council. With a focus on milestones–our June cover of VentureGuelph.ca highlights the career of Mary DuQuesnay, President and CEO of St. Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation. She will retire in June after a total of over 40 years with St. Joseph’s Health Centre. We have worked with Mary over the years, highlighting St. Joe’s various fundraisers including Taste of Guelph and the Festival of Trees, and profiling St. Joe’s during various stages of growth. We wish her well in her retirement and her new endeavours. Stone Road Mall celebrated their 40th in April (see page 6 in VentureGuelph.ca) and two other Venture contributors celebrate this year–it’s a 15th for Global Currency Services, and 20 years for Probuy Safety Solutions. Our fall issue of the Activity and Events Guide is due out in August. Visit our website at www.ventureguelph.ca to view a full calendar of events, or to upload your community events. Heather Grummett, Editor, Venture Guelph Publications Ltd.
Over 85 artists will line Quebec St for the 13th annual Art on the Street event. Over 4,000 people attended the event last year, which boasts both emerging and established artists in various mediums including textiles, pottery, photography, watercolours, oils, acrylic and more. This year visitors can experience the Children's Arts Festival in St George's Square, plus many businesses are offering open houses featuring food samples. The Downtown Guelph Business Association will be pairing participating artists with downtown retailers and restaurateurs for Art in the Shops from Monday July 6 to Saturday July 11. Preview the pieces prior to the show in various stores and store windows. Visit www.downtownguelph.com for more details.
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Remembering In Flanders Fields artists share their inspiration The artists of Remembering In Flanders Fields: A Juried Art Show will be at the Guelph Civic Museum to talk to visitors about how John McCrae’s famous poem inspired their works. The talks are set to take place 2 to 4pm. June 20 Roxann Blazetich-Ozols, Barbara Bryce; June 27 Don Johnson, David Courtney, Bob McCorkindale; July 4 Pat Armstrong, Randy Hobson; July 11 Deb Dryden; July 18 Vince Wall, Monica Bell; July 25 Urszula Hajdyla, Jake
D. Bouwman, Heather Nagel. Meet the Artists events are free with price of admission. Remembering in Flanders Fields is a juried art show on display at the Civic Museum featuring art by Guelph and Wellington County artists in a variety styles and mediums. The exhibit is on display until August 9. Guelph Civic Museum is located at 52 Norfolk St.
Tips for pain-free gardening this summer Now that the warm weather is (finally) here many of us are getting outside to enjoy the outdoors and do some much needed yard work. Along with the enjoyment that comes from gardening, many people also experience pain, especially in the neck, low back and knees. With a few simple strategies you can prevent or reduce this pain. One of the easiest ways to prevent pain is to warm up. Get your heart rate up with a brisk walk around the yard, or with any movement that heats up and prepares your muscles for the work ahead. It is also prudent to begin gardening gradually. Start with only half an hour and build up that time over the following few weeks. Next, movement and changing positions while gardening can have a tremendous effect on pain. Instead of spending
hours at a time bent over weeding, give your body a break every 20 to 30 minutes. Simply stand up, straighten your legs, and walk around. Any movement that gives your body a break from holding one position for a long time will help. Most importantly, our bodies and joints like a balance of movements. When we bend forward all day and then add hours more of bending forward with gardening, pain can ensue. For your low back, try placing your hands on your hips and do standing back bends. For your neck, sit or stand tall and look up as far as possible. Both exercises achieve extension of the spine. Do five to ten repetitions of each exercise before, during, and after gardening. The good news is that the vast majority of pain goes away on its own as the body gets used to a new activity. Try these strategies next time you are gardening. If your pain is stubborn, and has lasted more than a week into gardening without improvement then seek out a physiotherapist or health care professional to get rid of this pain once and for all. Happy Gardening! Physiotherapist Jason Kuhnow is 2014 graduate of the Master of Physiotherapy program at Western University. He currently works at CareWell Health Group, a multidisciplinary clinic in Guelph. Contact him at 519-341-9297 or visit www.carewellhealthguelph.com
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Guelph DanceXplosion
Exciting new project for the Guelph Arts Council Guelph Arts Council (GAC) members, community members, the Council’s Board of Directors recently attended the GAC’s Annual General Meeting at Royal City Brewing Co. The GAC welcomed Patti Broughton as their new Executive Director this past April. Patti is a cultural manager and public relations specialist born and raised in St. Catharines. She holds an undergraduate degree in Fine Arts from the University of Waterloo, with a specialization in Arts Administration, and a post-graduate certificate in Public Relations from Niagara College. She began her Masters of Business Administration at Memorial University in St. John’s and will continue this fall at Laurier University. In her 20-year career, Patti has held positions with Centre for the Arts–Brock University, Shaw Festival and St. Catharines & Area Arts Council. Most recently, she managed the Colony of Avalon Foundation, a cultural tourism site in Ferryland, Newfoundland. “This role marries my two passions–arts and communications,” says Broughton. “What excites me about this new position is the opportunity to connect the broader community and the arts community. An arts council has an important role to work as a conduit between the community, businesses, the government sectors, and the arts community. I look forward to working with Guelph’s artists and arts supporters to ensure a culturally vibrant city.” The Guelph Arts Council was recently awarded $10,550 in financial and in-kind support for HATCH [pop-up artspace], a creative spaces project that will provide free temporary downtown space to artists. The support received will also facilitate the release of a conditionally awarded $10,000 grant through the Guelph Community Foundation’s Musagetes-advised fund. The City of Guelph, 10 Carden, and Hunch Manifest invested the funds and in-kind support, through The Elevator Project. The project also received an anonymous
$1,000 donation from a donor who sees the value of this project for the creative community and the city at large. HATCH [pop-up art-space] is part of Guelph Arts Council’s Creative Spaces Initiative and will address some of the space needs of the creative community by working with property owners and artists to temporarily activate under-utilized and vacant spaces in the downtown core. As specific properties become available artists will be invited to submit project proposals and selected artists will be provided with free temporary space for art exhibitions, installations, studios, and other happenings. “This is a really exciting project,” adds Broughton. “We will take vacant and underused spaces in the downtown, whether it be a window or an entire store, and collaborate with landlords to fill that space with art. It is both an exciting opportunity for artists and a great way to make downtown more vibrant.”
Guelph Arts Council’s new Executive Director Patti ’ Broughton (left), and the Guelph Arts Council’s Board President Cynthia Kinnunen (right) kicked off the GAC’s 40th anniversary at the AGM, held at Royal City Brewing Co.
The Guelph DanceXplosion Summer Day Camp will run as oneweek sessions, from June 29 to August 28. There is no dance experience necessary and the camp is open to boys and girls ages 4 to13. The camp, located at the School of Highland Dancing, will offer instruction in Jazz, Lyrical, Acro, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, and Hip Hop. Plus children will enjoy a selection of arts and crafts activities, and games. Mary Ellen Cann, owner of the School of Highland Dancing has been teaching in the Guelph area since 1980. Her studio offers both recreational and competitive highland dancing, with students competing nationally and internationally. Mary Ellen is qualified through the British Association of Teachers of Dance. The School of Highland Dancing will continue to offer summer highland dance classes Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Mary Ellen welcomes Emily Butler into her studio and more styles of dance instruction will soon be offered at the studio. Emily Butler, who trained in Mississauga and Toronto, has danced for 18 years and has been teaching for eight. She has taught at three different studios and has choreographed for York University and
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various high schools. She has also competed in Canada and the United States, and internationally won bronze for Team Canada at the 2014 World Dance Championships. This family oriented studio is located on Silvercreek Parkway in the Willow West Mall, basement level. The Guelph DanceXplosion
Summer Camp classes will run from 9:00am to 4:00pm with extended care available starting at 8:00am and running until 5:30pm. Week long classes are available in both full and half-day sessions. Register for DanceXplosion summer camp at www.guelphdancexplosion.ca or call (647)- 669- 8442.
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The Evergreen Senior Centre is designed specifically to meet the needs of those age 55 and older. The community centre offers a wide selection of recreational, social and educational programs for individuals living in Guelph and the surrounding areas. Programs are offered for Active Living, Computer, General Interest, Health and Wellness, Visual and Creative Arts, and Retirement Planning. The following are a sample of the classes available. Prices vary per class. Registration is mandatory. To register 519823-1291 www.guelph.ca/seniors MONDAY Strength training Adv 8:00 - 8:45am; Strength training Inter-Adv 8:55 9:40am Qi gong 10:30am - noon
Open to the public, the Evergreen Restaurant is a family restaurant located just inside the Evergreen Seniors Community Centre on Woolwich. The restaurant is open for breakfast and lunch, Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 1 pm. Breakfast items are ordered off the menu with a selection of bagels, hearty bacon and eggs, and breakfast sandwiches available. For lunch–a different featured hot meal changes daily and is served beginning at 11:30am. Visitors can also choose from a wide variety of homemade hearty soups, sandwiches, salads, and home baked desserts. Everything the kitchen serves is made from scratch. The menu is nutritionally balanced and the cost is affordable. You can even purchase all natural dog
TUESDAY Men’s strength and movement 8 8:45am; Strength training Beginner 8:45 - 9:30am Ballroom dancing 11:15am - noon Cardio dance 2:00 - 3:00pm WEDNESDAY Strength training Adv 8:00 - 8:45am Chair yoga 9:15 - 10:15am Strength and balance 12:15 1:00pm THURSDAY Strength training Beginner 8:45 9:30am Qi gong 11:00am - noon FRIDAY Strength training Adv 8:00 8:45am; Strength training Inter-Adv 8:55 9:40am Yoga10:30am - noon
cookies to take home to for your pet. With 31 years experience in the kitchen, Jocelynn Desroches plans and organizes the menu choices and recipes. She is assisted daily by many volunteers. The Restaurant seats 60 people, however on special occasions like Christmas or Thanksgiving, the staff often cooks for over two hundred. All meals can be enjoyed in the restaurant or as take-out. A meals-togo service is available for anyone wanting to call in and order. A volunteer will deliver meals for free to anyone who lives in the immediate area of the Evergreen Seniors Community Centre. The Evergreen’s monthly menu can be found at www.gwsa-guelph.ca. Call the kitchen at 519-823-1291 x 2696 to order a meal for delivery.
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Canada Day in the Park July 1 11am to 10pm The Rotary Club of Guelph presents Canada Day in the Park, this July 1 at Riverside Park. A citizenship ceremony will welcome a dozen proud new Canadians. Children’s activities include games, pony rides, a petting zoo, plus a midway, zip line, and carousel rides. Enjoy various food vendors and the fireworks display at dusk. The City of Guelph water truck will provide free fresh water–just bring your refillable bottle. The event would not be possible without the generous support of sponsors and donations at the gates. The suggested donation entry is $2 per person and $5 per family. All surplus money raised will support various Rotary service projects within the community and in countries less fortunate. For more information visit www.canadadayinthepark.ca
Guelph water: on tap for 135 years! In 1879 the Guelph Waterworks Act was created and a three–person team was put in place to manage public water in Guelph. In the beginning Waterworks was formed to have water on hand for firefighting needs, but in 1880 when a natural spring was found during construction, Waterworks was expanded to provide water for industrial use and water in the home. By 1883 the City had built 20 kilometres of pipes to carry water, and 98 hydrants for firefighting needs. Today, we have over 545 kilometres of watermains and over 2,000 fire hydrants. Since 1880, the City has been providing safe and reliable delivery of high–quality water from source to your home’s tap! Water on the go–Take your water bottle with you and look for the Guelph Water Wagon at events throughout the City to fill up with fresh Guelph water. Or look for the Blue W at City facilities and businesses around town to fill up your water bottle free of charge. Water Wagon at these upcoming events: • Superhero Run for Kidsability: June 21 at Exhibition Park • Canada Day in the Park: July 1 at Riverside Park • Art on the Street: July 11 in Downtown Guelph • Hillside Festival: July 24-26 at Guelph Lake Conservation Area
• John Galt Day: August 1 at Market Square • Ribfest: August 28-30 at Riverside Park • Guelph Jazz Festival: September 18-19 at Market Square • VegFest: September 20 at Goldie Mill • CIBC Run for the Cure: October 4 at St. George’s Square
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